Billy McFarland

William "Billy" McFarland was the head of the North Antrim and Londonderry Brigade of the Ulster Defense Association during The Troubles.

Biography
William McFarland joined the Ulster Defense Association during the 1970s and took part in a series of bomb attacks against Catholic businesses in northern County Antrim and in County Londonderry. He was nicknamed "The Mexican" for his dark skin and thick mustache, and he became a feared UDA leader. In 1993, he ordered the Castlerock killings and the Greysteel massacre, two brutal attacks against innocent Irish Catholics. McFarland, Jackie McDonald, and John Gregg were opposed to the Good Friday Agreement of 1998, and he also opposed Johnny Adair's actions, which he feared could lead to war with the Ulster Volunteer Force and the Loyalist Volunteer Force. McFarland remained a brigadier during the early 21st century, after The Troubles had come to an end. He would stand down as a brigadier in 2013.